Factors Affecting Solubility

Factors that Affect Solubility

Open Ended

What is solubility?

Open Ended

List some factors that you think would affect the ability of a substance to dissolve

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has a different polarity than water?

• salt

• sugar

• vinegar

• oil

Multiple Choice

What does "like dissolves like" mean?

• polar solvents dissolve in polar solutes

• polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents

• non-polar solvents dissolve in polar solutes

• non-polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents

Multiple Choice

The ___ does the dissolving, while the ____ gets dissolved.

• solvent, solute

• solute, solvent

• solute, solution

• solution, solute

Multiple Choice

How does particle size affect solubility?

• bigger particles dissolve faster

• smaller particles can occupy the space in water faster

• bigger particles spread faster than smaller particles

Multiple Choice

You have some leftover soda after a party. Eventually, the soda will go flat. Which of the following options will slow the rate at which the CO2 escapes?

• Stir the soda.

• Store the soda bottle in the fridge.

• Store the soda in your hot car.

• Store the soda bottle in the room temperature cabinet.

Open Ended

List three issues that are brought about from thermal pollution. Please number your answers.

Multiple Choice

Colligative properties depend on the _____ of solute particles in solution.

• type
• number
• pH
• nature

Multiple Choice

At the same concentration, which salt will have the largest effect on the freezing point?

• C₂H₄O₂

• H₂S

• LiBr

• CaF₂

Multiple Choice

When CaBr₂ is dissolved in water, how many particles will be in solution for each unit?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5